Geosciences
Introduction There is no doubt that recognition and mitigation of roof control hazards has improved over the past 30 years. Technology and methodology of roof support implementation has made mines … Read More
Introduction Construction and stabilization of underground openings in complex geological terrain are a challenging work. Opening created for any purpose provides avenues for the release of large amount of pre-existing … Read More
Introduction Societal demands for flood control, water resources, and domestic/industrial energy helped initiate a prolific period of dam design and construction throughout the United States during the early- and mid-twentieth … Read More
Introduction The contamination of groundwater by pesticides is a common problem and therefore, the fate of pesticides in the environment has been widely investigated (Buttiglieri et al., 2009; Cuevas et … Read More
Introduction The ancient Roman city of Pompeii, close to Napoli, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, was completely buried after the Plinian volcanic eruption in 79 AD. This catastrophic event … Read More
Introduction Landslides and slope failure are always related to hilly areas and restricted essentially to the urban area. Development for tourism and residential is still rampant in these areas. The … Read More
Introduction According to the Mine Health and Safety Administration (MSHA), between 2006 and 2016, the underground stone mining industry had the highest fatality rate in 4 out of 10 years, compared … Read More
Introduction Seismic refraction was the first major geophysical method to be applied in the search for oil bearing structures but its application in oil exploration is reduce over years due … Read More
Introduction Characterization of rock masses requires the acquisition of information, which has traditionally been collected by means of fieldwork, using a compass and a tape. Collection of data by means … Read More
Introduction Pore geometry is a subject for study for petroleum geologists and engineers who are concerned with the potential of subsurface rocks to function as hydrocarbon reservoirs. Quantitative data is … Read More
